Hoop extravaganza set to kick off season Nov. 8 in Dallas

It appears that Final Four site Dallas will start the season with a hoop kickoff that should command attention for the first games of the season.

ESPN.com’s Jason King reports that bd Global plans to stage a quadruple-header Nov. 8 at the American Airlines Center. It will include four attractive games featuring Big 12 schools.

The schedule includes:

Baylor vs. Colorado

Texas vs. LSU

TCU vs. SMU

Oklahoma vs. Alabama

The organization apparently plans to stage this in future Final Four cities, including Indianapolis in 2015 and Houston in 2016.

Obviously it’s in the middle of football season. But the timing appears right as it will be a day after a pivotal Thursday night game between OU and Baylor in Waco. On Nov. 9, a limited Big 12 schedule will feature UT at West Virginia and Kansas State at Texas Tech in the key games.